text: LONDON — Prince Charles said Tuesday it is a “great joy” to be a grandfather once again with the birth of a third child for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
  The duchess gave birth to the 8-pound, 7-ounce (3.8 kilogram) boy Monday morning at St. Mary’s Hospital in London. The new prince is a younger brother to 4-year-old Prince George and Princess Charlotte, who turns 3 next week.
  Charles said in a statement that “it is a great joy to have another grandchild, the only trouble is I don’t know how I am going to keep up with them.”
  The Prince of Wales has released a statement following the birth of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s third child.
  HRH said: “We are both so pleased at the news. It is a great joy to have another grandchild, the only trouble is I don’t know how I am going to keep up with them.” pic.twitter.com/fZmsd72yeX — Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) April 24, 2018
  As the new family of five spent time at home at Kensington Palace, the birth was marked Tuesday by bell ringing at Westminster Abbey and gun salutes in Hyde Park and at the Tower of London.
  Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge wave as they hold their newborn baby son as they leave the Lindo wing at St Mary's Hospital in London London, Monday, April 23, 2018. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a healthy baby boy -- a third child for Kate and Prince William and fifth in line to the British throne. Tim Ireland/AP
  Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge wave as they hold their newborn baby son as they leave the Lindo wing at St Mary's Hospital in London London, Monday, April 23, 2018. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a healthy baby boy -- a third child for Kate and Prince William and fifth in line to the British throne. Tim Ireland/AP
  Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge wave with their newborn baby son as they leave the Lindo wing at St Mary's Hospital in London London, Monday, April 23, 2018. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a healthy baby boy -- a third child for Kate and Prince William and fifth in line to the British throne. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
  Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (L) turns to wave at the media as she is led in with her brother Prince George of Cambridge (R) by their father Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, (C) at the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in central London, on April 23, 2018, to visit Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and their new-born brother, the Duke and Duchess's third child. Kate, the wife of Britain's Prince William, has given birth to a baby son, Kensington Palace announced Monday. "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 11:01 (1001 GMT)," the palace said in a statement. The baby boy weighs eight pounds and seven ounces (3.8 kilogrammes). BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images
  Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge wave with their newborn baby son as they leave the Lindo wing at St Mary's Hospital in London London, Monday, April 23, 2018. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a healthy baby boy -- a third child for Kate and Prince William and fifth in line to the British throne. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
  Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge wave as they hold their newborn baby son as they leave the Lindo wing at St Mary's Hospital in London London, Monday, April 23, 2018. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a healthy baby boy -- a third child for Kate and Prince William and fifth in line to the British throne. Tim Ireland/AP
  Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge wave as they hold their newborn baby son as they leave the Lindo wing at St Mary's Hospital in London London, Monday, April 23, 2018. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a healthy baby boy -- a third child for Kate and Prince William and fifth in line to the British throne. Tim Ireland/AP
  Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (L) and Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge show their newly-born son, their third child, to the media outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in central London, on April 23, 2018. BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images
  Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (L) and Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge show their newly-born son, their third child, to the media outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in central London, on April 23, 2018. BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images
  Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge with their newborn baby son as they leave the Lindo wing at St Mary's Hospital in London London, Monday, April 23, 2018. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a healthy baby boy -- a third child for Kate and Prince William and fifth in line to the British throne. (John Stillwell/Pool photo via AP) ORG XMIT: LLT101 John Stillwell/AP
  Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge shows her newly-born son to the media outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in central London, on April 23, 2018. BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images
  Kate and William leave with their son Featuring: Royal baby boy Where: London, United Kingdom When: 23 Apr 2018 Credit: David Sims/WENN.com ORG XMIT: wenn34096179 WP#DSDP/ZOB/David Sims/WENN.com
  Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge with their newborn baby son as they leave the Lindo wing at St Mary's Hospital in London London, Monday, April 23, 2018. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a healthy baby boy -- a third child for Kate and Prince William and fifth in line to the British throne. (John Stillwell/Pool photo via AP) ORG XMIT: LLT102 John Stillwell/AP
  Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, gives a wave as he leaves the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in central London, on April 23, 2018, after his wife Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, gave birth to a son, their third child. Kate, the wife of Britain's Prince William, has given birth to a baby son, Kensington Palace announced Monday. "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 11:01 (1001 GMT)," the palace said in a statement. The baby boy weighs eight pounds and seven ounces (3.8 kilogrammes). BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images
  Britain's Prince William arrives with Princess Charlotte back to the Lindo wing at St Mary's Hospital in London London, Monday, April 23, 2018. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a healthy baby boy -- a third child for Kate and Prince William and fifth in line to the British throne. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
  Princess Charlotte and Prince George arrives with Prince William at Lindo Ward. Featuring: Prince William, Prince Charlotte, prince George Where: London, United Kingdom When: 23 Apr 2018 Credit: David Sims/WENN.com ORG XMIT: wenn34095966 WP#DSDP/ZOB/David Sims/WENN.com
  Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (R) waves at the media as she is led in with her brother Prince George of Cambridge (L) by their father Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, (C) at the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in central London, on April 23, 2018, to visit Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and their new-born brother, the Duke and Duchess's third child. Kate, the wife of Britain's Prince William, has given birth to a baby son, Kensington Palace announced Monday. "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 11:01 (1001 GMT)," the palace said in a statement. The baby boy weighs eight pounds and seven ounces (3.8 kilogrammes). BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images
  Members of the public attempt to see a Royal bulletin, announcing that Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, the wife of Britain's Prince William, has given birth to a baby boy, on an easel on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace in London on April 23, 2018. Kate, the wife of Britain's Prince William, has given birth to a baby son, Kensington Palace announced Monday. "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 11:01 (1001 GMT)," the palace said in a statement. The baby boy weighs eight pounds and seven ounces (3.8 kilogrammes). DANIEL SORABJI/AFP/Getty Images
  Palace staff position a Royal bulletin, announcing that Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, the wife of Britain's Prince William, has given birth to a baby boy, on an easel on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace in London on April 23, 2018. Kate, the wife of Britain's Prince William, has given birth to a baby son, Kensington Palace announced Monday. "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 11:01 (1001 GMT)," the palace said in a statement. The baby boy weighs eight pounds and seven ounces (3.8 kilogrammes). STEFAN ROUSSEAU/AFP/Getty Images
  Palace staff position a Royal bulletin, announcing that Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, the wife of Britain's Prince William, has given birth to a baby boy, on an easel on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace in London on April 23, 2018. Kate, the wife of Britain's Prince William, has given birth to a baby son, Kensington Palace announced Monday. "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 11:01 (1001 GMT)," the palace said in a statement. The baby boy weighs eight pounds and seven ounces (3.8 kilogrammes). DANIEL SORABJI/AFP/Getty Images
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  The new baby is a sixth great-grandchild for Queen Elizabeth II and is fifth in line to the throne after Charles, father Prince William and his two older siblings.
  William and Kate have not yet disclosed the name of the infant prince. Bookmakers say Arthur is the favourite in betting, followed by James and Albert.